What is the meaning of the affirmation “Outside the Church there is no salvation”?

171. What is the meaning of the affirmation “Outside the Church there is no salvation”? 846-848 This means that all salvation comes from Christ, the Head, through the Church which is his body. Hence they cannot be saved who, knowing the Church as founded by Christ and necessary for salvation, would refuse to enter her or remain in her. At the same time, thanks to Christ and to his Church, those who through no fault of their own do not know the Gospel of Christ and his Church but sincerely seek God and, moved by grace, try to do his will as it is known through the dictates of conscience can attain eternal salvation. ...

January 20, 2009 · 1 min · eddy

中国基督教家庭教会向何处去?

中国基督教家庭教会向何处去? ——与家庭教会人士的对话 于建嵘 《领导者》编者按:本刊2008年4月号发表中国社会科学院于建嵘教授的《基督教的发展与中国社会稳定——与两位“基督教家庭教会”培训师的对话》后,引起社会各界特别是宗教界的广泛关注。近几个月,全国各地的家庭教会人士与于建嵘教授就相关问题开展了进一步的探讨,本刊摘要整理如下,供读者参考。 ...

January 19, 2009 · 16 min · eddy

牧者

Ps 23:1 耶 和 华 是 我 的 牧 者 , 我 必 不 至 缺 乏 。 2 他 使 我 躺 卧 在 青 草 地 上 , 领 我 在 可 安 歇 的 水 边 。 3 他 使 我 的 灵 魂 甦 醒 , 为 自 己 的 名 引 导 我 走 义 路 。 ...

January 14, 2009 · 3 min · eddy

我看到了圣斗士,我看到了雅典娜……别闹~~

《赤壁》下 最后一幕 熊熊烈火之中 黄金圣斗士孙权带领一众白银圣斗士和布衣圣斗士 为拯救雅典娜女神而与大魔王雄霸浴血决战之时 ...

January 12, 2009 · 2 min · eddy

套着灰灰不容易

Mark 1:27, ……这 是 甚 么 事 ? 是 个 新 道 理 阿 ! …… ...

January 12, 2009 · 1 min · eddy

时时刻刻

他在旷野禁食四十天,于是就饿了。 ********************* 这个周末显然撒旦要和我作对,昨天在回家的车上,就发现杯子坏了。早上起来,热水器不能点火了。到了中午,笔记本电脑又不工作了。 ...

January 10, 2009 · 1 min · eddy

Kingdom of Heaven

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. ××××××××××× 以色列和哈马斯激战中,周日祷告会上请大家一起为和平祷告吧。难得今天从万州回来,陶陶也不在家,Emma也要去电台作秀,终于有4个小时的时间,可以看Ridley Scott的电影“Kingdom of Heaven”。 ...

January 9, 2009 · 1 min · eddy

能力与喜乐——新年感恩

1Chro. 16:27 Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and joy are in his place. ************************ 新年第一次英文团契聚会,John,Vinny和Shane都来了。人没有变,景象和两年之前相比,却已经有很大不同了。 ...

January 7, 2009 · 2 min · eddy

孤独的牧羊人

High on a hill was a lonely goatherd ×××××××××××××××××××××× 不知道说起什么,Emma说真象音乐之声中那首“Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo ” ...

January 2, 2009 · 2 min · eddy

圣诞感恩——给陶陶的祷告

创世纪2:1、 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2、 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. ...

December 30, 2008 · 2 min · eddy